Rutgers University junior Logan Gray and other students carry flowers to a remembrance ceremony Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at Rutgers in New Brunswick, N.J., for fellow student Tyler Clementi. The death of... (Mel Evans)

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Just as Matthew Shepard once triggered a groundswell, Tyler Clementi is now a rallying cry for tolerance in the gay community, with celebrities and activists alike denouncing hate crimes and telling gay teens to just hang in there. "Things will get easier; people's minds will change," says a choked-up Ellen DeGeneres in a video. "And you should be alive to see it."

Clementi was among four teen suicides last month due to anti-gay bullying, what DeGeneres termed a "crisis." Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey called for tolerance in a journey that "can be very painful and very lonely," and New Jersey lawmakers vowed to beef up the state's anti-bullying law. Clementi's death has also underscored sex columnist Dan Savage's It Gets Better Project, reports the AP, a series of videos by gay adults directed at teens. "To this poor kid, it's better to be dead than to have people know he's gay," says an activist. "Therein lies the real tragedy."

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QuinnSmith

Jun 21, 2012 10:37 PM CDT

The sometimes-tragic consequences of bullying have been in the news a lot lately. We asked members of the Express-News Teen Team whether they or someone they know had ever been bullied or had ever bullied someone else. How did they, their teachers or parents deal with the situation? And what do they think schools could or should be doing about bullying that they are not already doing? As a parent the most important thing is my child's safety. This blog covers how a mother is dealing with a heartbreaking experience and how you can better protect your kids. This is the link: http://www.tsue-thatswhatshesaid.com/2011/08/your-childs-safety-your-piece-of-mind.html

Mike Hunt

Oct 4, 2010 8:19 PM CDT

Heterosexuals consider themselves intellectually more superior and wiser than to gays. That's why they won't tolerate the reality that one cannot choose his or her sexual preference; it is set genetically. By trashing gays, intolerant heterosexuals elevate themselves --- or so they believe. That's the same thing bullies do. Oh and I am NOT gay,